historical importance as Athens. In an age of conflict between the giant Persian empire and Greeks‚ the commercial giant of Athens was the focus of the struggle in the lengthy‚ violent Persian War. In these times‚ effective and ambitious political figures were the key to the defense and success of a state. Themistocles‚ a young‚ bright individual of Athens devoted his life to the success of the state and proved himself to be a worthy leader by developing a fortified naval fleet that made Athens the dominant
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APUSH DBQ 1: Labor Unions Three decades following the Civil War‚ America was a conflicted time of both poverty and prosperity. While there were indeed a number of powerful men‚ such as Rockefeller and Carnegie‚ the majority of the population consisted of the working class. Entire families worked for exhaustingly long hours in dangerous and unsanitary conditions. Eventually‚ people of the working class started to advertise reforms and form unions. The movement towards organized labor during the last
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the nineteenth-century‚ the roles of men and women were distinctively outlined and enforced‚ limiting the participation of women in the music industry. Women had to behave and act in a socially acceptable way; otherwise‚ they may be vulnerable to rejection by society. Unlike men‚ who were allowed to compose and perform freely‚ most women were constricted to only composing and performing music domestically‚ which stripped their opportunity of showcasing their talents to the public. They were encouraged
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private security began. The earliest recorded examples of private security were in the thirteenth century where they wealthy individuals would hire private security personnel to protect their land and families. This type of security spread all over the world and when the industrial revolution began to have international relevance‚ so did the crimes and crime prevention methods as well. Early in the nineteenth century in England‚ a bill was passed which enforced law enforcement to enhance their
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The role of the railroads in the American economy in the late nineteenth century. Before the civil war and well into the industrial age all but a few manufacturers operated on a small scale and mainly for nearby markets. The American economy had no need for mass marketing and large-scale enterprises. Most goods were moved by water‚ a mode of transportation quite adequate at the time. With the arrival of the locomotive from Britain in the 1830’s that was certain to change. With a population swell
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RPCIII 14 November 2013 Were the Crusades Successful? Throughout the entirety of the Crusades‚ there were a multitude of goals that each combatant from the Christian‚ Muslim‚ and Judaism were trying to achieve. There is a lurking question‚ and that is: were the Crusades a success for anyone? Some historians will lecture that the Crusades were an overall success‚ some believe that they were only partially successful in conveying they’re overall message. Then there’s the historians that will lecture
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rise and fall of labor unions Labor union is an organized association of workers‚ in a trade or profession‚ formed to protect and further their rights and interests. During the industrial revolution in Europe there was a rise in new workers without representation in the workplace. In the 19th century the industrial revolution spread to the United States from Europe‚ this resulted in the economy shifting to manufacturing from agriculture as an economic importance. American societies were increasing in
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Since the latter part of the nineteenth century‚ contemporary UK society has been steadily changing. Where once we tended to define ourselves by our employment and the status in society that position may have given us‚ we now define ourselves much more by the goods we buy and choose to surround ourselves with (Hinchcliffe 2009).What we wear‚ the house we live in‚ the food we choose to buy and the experiences we create for ourselves all are thought to say more about us personally and as a society
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“Letter from Birmingham Jail” addresses the issue of racism more effectively than “A More Perfect Union” Racism is an important issue that should not be ignored during any time period and can affect any race. It still plays a role in society today but it is not seen as a main issue. Martin Luther King Junior and President Barack Obama are two individuals that both had a passion to liberate the black community from the discrimination that they were subjected to for many years. In Martin Luther King Junior’s
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intellectual spheres challenged the traditional place of evangelical Protestantism. Christian fundamentalism has been succinctly defined by George Marsden as “militantly anti-modernist Protestant evangelicalism.” In the latter part of the 19th century and into the first decades of the 20th they developed specific beliefs and operating principles that set them apart from what was‚ in their view‚ dangerously liberal evangelical Protestantism. In a post-Darwinian world the Protestant worldview‚ particularly
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